I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941 Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. The Silver Screen

Write a screenplay for a movie based on I Will Bear Witness. Whom would you cast in the lead roles, and why?

2. Operation: Klemperer

Develop a proposal for a video game that is centered around a plot to get the Klemperers out of Germany.

3. Movie Poster

Design and produce a poster for a film version of I Will Bear Witness.

4. In Memoriam

Design and create a plan for a holiday that honors the memory of the...
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